Shipping is responsible for about 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions – that’s more than most countries produce.
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Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.
The new Italian government has proposed the world’s first ban on lab-grown meat.
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Stopping the production of lab-grown food will be bad news for the environment.
President Joe Biden speaks with Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. beside an electric Mustang.
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An EV industry expert offers five reasons to be optimistic that the government’s ambitious proposed rules to clean up auto emissions can succeed.
Modern air conditioners contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which emit ozone-depleting chemicals during production.
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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are also potent greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change.
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CCS remains a ‘handy excuse’ for extracting more fossil fuels, our review indicates.
More than £150 million is spent trying to control Japanese knotweed in the UK annually.
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It’s a plant that is nearly impossible to obliterate, but new research reveals the best way of tackling Japanese knotweed in the most sustainable way.
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The revised safeguard mechanism could form the basis of an economy-wide carbon price.
Despite Canada’s numerous greenhouse gas reduction policies, these stubbornly high emissions are only now showing signs of falling.
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While the introduction of more climate policies across jurisdictions is good, synchronized policy decisions are better.
By the end of the year, electric cars are expected to account for 13% of global light vehicle sales, up 9% from 2021, according to the IEA.
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If electric cars are useful for the energy transition, they’re not without flaws and drawbacks and should not make us forget the need to reduce car use.
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As the world waits with bated breath for the release of the latest UN climate report, let’s take a fresh look at the IPCC. What can we expect from the Synthesis Report on Monday evening?
The environmental cost of that ticket is high.
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All those Cinderella stories, buzzer-beating finishes and wild cheering sections have a high price tag – for the climate.
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Labor has ruled out banning new fossil fuel developments. Even so, there are many climate deals the government and the Greens could strike
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There’s no simple “yes” or “no” answer to whether we should produce more children when Earth is in such dire straits.
Natural records suggest a cooling trend was underway thousands of years ago.
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Evidence in Earth’s natural archives, from tree rings to seafloor sediments, points to one trend. Some climate models suggest another.
Cows generate methane as they digest their food. It’s a potent greenhouse gas.
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New Zealand is considering a plan to tax methane from cows. But while cows and cars both emit greenhouse gases, they don’t have the same impact over time.
Failure to disclose all of an organisation’s emissions misleads consumers and investors.
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We’re rarely aware of a company’s full environmental footprint.
A large robot, loaded with sensors and cameras, designed to explore the ocean twilight zone.
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The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere, but first we need a 4D monitoring system to ensure ramping up carbon storage does no harm.
Electrifying trucks and cars and shifting to renewable energy are crucial for California’s zero-emissions future.
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California is one of the world’s largest economies, and it’s aiming for net-zero emissions by 2045. A transportation expert involved in the plan explains why it just might succeed.
Emissions from space heating and cooling in homes represent almost one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Policies that encourage the use of low-carbon technology like heat pumps can help motivate residents to decarbonize their homes.
The U.S. and EU are headed in different directions with tariffs, including on steel.
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Both sides have reason to find common ground, says a group of energy and climate policy analysts.